Management Information System (Semester -3) 2016

                                                          Bharathiar University Syllabus

                                 3.2 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM [33-B]

Unit I

Foundations of Information Systems: A framework for business users - Roles of Information

systems - System concepts - Organization as a system - Components of Information Systems -

IS Activities - Types of IS.

Unit II

IS for operations and decision making: Marketing IS, Manufacturing IS, Human Resource IS,

Accounting IS and Financial IS - Transaction Processing Systems- Information Reporting

System - Information for Strategic Advantage.

Unit III

DSS and AI: DSS models and software: The decision making process - Structured, Semi

Structured and Unstructured problems; What if analysis, Sensitivity analysis, Goal-seeking

Analysis and Optimizing Analysis. Overview of AI, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic Systems,

Genetic Algorithms - Expert Systems.

Unit IV

Managing Information Technology: Managing Information Resources and technologies - IS

architecture and management - Centralized, Decentralized and Distributed - EDI, Supply chain

management & Global Information technology Management.

Unit V

Security and Ethical Challenges: IS controls - facility control and procedural control - Risks to

online operations - Denial of service, spoofing - Ethics for IS professional - Societal challenges

of Information technology.

References

1. James A O'Brien, "Management Information Systems", Tata McGraw Hill, Fourth Edition,1999.

2. Effy Oz, "Management Information Systems", Vikas Publishing House, Third Edition, 2002.

3. Kenneth C Laudon and Jane P Laudon, “Management Information System”, 9th Edition,

PHI, New Delhi, 2006.

4. Waman S Jawadekar , "Management Information System Text and cases", Third Editions,

Tata McGraw-Hill ,2007.

5. R.Srinivasan, “Strategic Management”, IInd edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.

6. M.Senthil, “Management Information System”, 2003.